Police name officers who killed Danroy Henry

The Pleasantville police officer who was believed to have fired the shot that killed college student Danroy Henry of Easton was identified today during a Mount Pleasant police news conference, where authorities also identified the other two occupants of the car: Brandon Cox, 20, a Stonehill College football player from Eas...

By Ben Rubin, Colin Gustafson and Shawn Cohen

The Enterprise, Brockton, MA

By Ben Rubin, Colin Gustafson and Shawn Cohen

Posted Oct. 18, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Updated Oct 18, 2010 at 6:16 PM

By Ben Rubin, Colin Gustafson and Shawn Cohen

Posted Oct. 18, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Updated Oct 18, 2010 at 6:16 PM

THORNWOOD, N.Y.

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The Pleasantville police officer who was believed to have fired the shot that killed a Pace University football player was identified today as Aaron Hess, a former New York City cop on the local force since 2003.

The officers were identified this morning during a Mount Pleasant police news conference, where authorities also identified the other two occupants of the car: Brandon Cox, 20, a Stonehill College football player from Easton, Mass., who suffered a graze wound; and Desmond Hinds, 21, of Stamford, Conn., another Pace football player.

Henry, a 20-year-old junior from Easton, Mass., was speeding away from officers who confronted him outside the bar, police said.

In front of a throng of fellow students crowding out of the bar, Henry was shot at by the two officers, including Beckley, who was standing in front of his sedan. Hess was hit by Henry's car and was clinging to the hood when he fired the fatal shot.

Hess suffered leg injuries. Mount Pleasant Officer Carl Castagna was also grazed by the vehicle and suffered minor injuries. The two injured officers and Henry's front-seat passenger were treated at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla and released.

"It's horrendous , it's something that I would hope would never have happened here, but unfortunately it did, and we'll proceed with a very, very thorough investigation," Mount Pleasant Police Chief Louis Alagno said at a Sunday morning news conference.

The police chief said the two officers who shot at the student have at least five years' experience but would not say whether he thought the use of deadly force had been justified. It was the second deadly police shooting in a week involving a Westchester police officer; five days ago, a Pelham Manor officer shot and killed a Harlem man after a chase and scuffle.